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Microplastic contamination in endemic species: a case study on ginger prawn, Metapenaeus kutchensis

Environmental Science Advances 2025 4 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Heris Patel, Vasantkumar Rabari, Ashish Patel, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Jigneshkumar Trivedi

Summary

This case study investigated microplastic contamination in Metapenaeus kutchensis, an endemic ginger prawn species, examining microplastic fate in the marine environment and its implications for this ecologically vulnerable crustacean with restricted geographic range.

The fate of microplastics in marine environment with special reference to endemic prawn species.

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